Psalms 48

1 A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second [day] of the week. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.

2 The city of the great King is well planted [on] the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, [on] the sides of the north.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3 God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

4 For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

5 They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

6 Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

7 You will break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)

As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. (Selah)

9 We have thought of your mercy, O God, in the midst of your people.

We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

10 According to your name, O God, so is also your praise to the ends of the earth: your right hand is full of righteousness.

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11 Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of your judgements, O Lord.

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

12 Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell you her towers.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;

13 Mark you well her strength, and observe her palaces; that you may tell the next generation.

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.

14 For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.